Description

CPU

Our CPU of choice for this budget is the Intel Pentium G4560. While it features only two cores, the G4560 also employs hyperthreading to help close the gap between it and a 4-core i5. Hyperthreading adds an additional logical core for each physical core, which is handy for streaming, video editing, and multi-tasking CPU-intensive tasks. The G4560 includes a stock cooler, so a 3rd-party cooler isn't necessary.

Motherboard

We're using a parametric filter to constantly select the best-priced motherboard while meeting selected criteria. In this case, we are filtering for B250 chipsets and 4 DDR4 DIMM slots for future expansion. The compatibility engine will filter out anything not compatible with the build. The motherboards are also capable of using the CPU's integrated GPU, in case you need to RMA your GPU or are waiting for a sale or upgrade.

Memory

A parametric filter is being applied to choose the best priced 2x4GB kit of memory within Intel's recommended specifications. With this selection, we have space on the motherboards for 2 more sticks of RAM, leaving room for future expansion.

Storage

We're also using a parametric filter to select the best priced SSD available that is at least 240GB. The SSD can be used for your OS and a handful of games. Additionally, we're using a parametric filter to select the best-priced 1TB drive. Everyone's needs are different, so feel free to increase capacities or remove a drive to fit yours.

GPU

We're going with a filter for the best-priced AMD Radeon RX 470. This will run modern games at 1080p quite well. If you'd like to squeeze a little more performance out of your build for more money, you can check out the Radeon RX 480 and GeForce GTX 1060 3GB to see if their prices look appealing to you.

Case

The Thermaltake Versa H15 is a smaller mid tower case that is compatible with all of our components. It has several cable management holes, and the side panel the mounts behind the motherboard is bumped out to make cable management easier back there. You'll find 2 USB ports on the front panel of the case - 1 USB 3.0 and 1 USB 2.0.

The case also features 3 drive bays that case be used with either 3.5" mechanical or 2.5" solid state drives, and if you're looking to use an optical drive, the Versa H15 does include an externally accessible 5.25" bay.

Cases tend to be highly personal choices, so make sure you browse our listed cases to see what suits you.

PSU

For the PSU, we're using a parametric selection of a few well-reviewed semi-modular and modular units, which are all rated for good power efficiency and can provide plenty of power for this build.

Hi there. New to the forum. Looking to get into pc gaming. Will this be capable of running Player Unknown: Battlegrounds?
If so, would it run well, or just barely? Same for The Division, and Civ 6.
Thanks!

Honestly, if you want something a little more reliable (but may cost a few more bones), I would strongly recommend switching to an i5 CPU. This way the longevity of your build would last a year or two before you would need to upgrade. This would also give you a good boost to your frame rate compared to the Pentium. Honestly would be worth it, but that's just my humble opinion.

No, it just isn't. Intel had an incredibly large market share, and they took full advantage when they had it. i5's are not the better chip. I do not want to have a discussion about this again. If you weren't so close-minded, you could get a better processor.

An article on Techspot regarding the G4560 said the following: "Technically, on a non-Z motherboard the G4560 can only be paired with DDR4-2400 memory but we have found this has a minimal impact on performance for these lower-end processors."
http://www.techspot.com/review/1325-intel-pentium-g4560/

I am not very knowledgeable about these things, but the above setup chooses DDR-2800. Issues?

In my bit of experience with streaming the actual streaming is not very intense for the streamers PC. It's very intense on your upload for your internet. You should do a speed test. I think to get good quality streaming you need at least 5mbps for what would be "HQ" and probably 8-10 for good 720-1080p streaming. This is streaming at 20-30fps by the way. When streamers have full 60fps 1080p they must live in area with 100-1000mbps options.

Of course it's hard to know until you test. Best way to find out is to mess with it and have a friend help you know what quality and settings with best.

Well if it comes to watching streams, then its gonna have no problems at all... but when it comes to streaming live games from your pc to twitch or some other similar services then you may have troubles coz the cpu is just a dual core with hyper threading and a decent speed. You might have to run your games at a lower setting or resolution depending on your game and you will also have to lower down the stream settings just to not put too much load on your cpu and lower your gaming performance. for streaming i would recommend an i5 or higher. or you can wait for the ryzen 5 to be released and buy the ryzen 5 1400 which has 4 cores and 8 threads for just $169 which is at least equivalent to an older i7 3770K or i7 2700K

Just FYI on that Zotac SSD the parametric will likely choose. I tried ordering one a couple months ago. Waited a full month and got no progress on the order(basically they will sleep the 1-2 months promise). Ordering that could put the build out 3 months even with prime. I don't know if it's Zotac or Amazon but just wanna let people know to bump up the $1-10 or so for the (lower quality) SanDisk SSD. The Zotac had great specs and is the better kind of storage I believe, but you'll be waiting for a while for it. I should also note it's technically on sale so when that changes this comment shall be void anyways.

That depends on if you have a Windows licence. You'll likely need to buy one. Although technically if you have Windows 7 you may be able to reuse it if you retire the old parts. I'd highly suggest just buying the windows 10 and not hassling with license transfer and activation issues.

You could go with a cheaper PSU but it would be a worse unit which I wouldn't recommend doing. A SSD isn't necessary but its a very nice thing to have since it make boot and load times a lot faster and makes the OS/system feel more snappy.

A different PSU wouldn't be the same thing. They would be totally different. There is a LOT more to PSU's than just brand (which largely means nothing) and wattage. For a vast idea of how much just take a quick look at the links below.

I understand, but there are psus with 80+ bronze certification and are semi modular, and those can be a little bit cheaper. I have a cx650m of my own, its a great piwer supply, but anything else with 80+ bronze certification and is semi modular should be just fine. (Though it will only save you like 5 dollars)

There's much more to power supplies than 80+ certification(which tells you literally nothing but power efficiency). Cheap power supplies use cheap capacitors, thinner gauge wiring that is often badly designed, have poorer soldering jobs, less quality control, poor ripple suppression and voltage regulation, etc. Hell, some of them don't even technically meet ATX specification which is FAR more important than 80+. There are 80+ bronze PSU's that are higher quality than some 80+ gold.

I won't even think about buying a power supply that Jonny Guru hasn't dissected and fully reviewed(which still gives me a few hundred to choose from).

guys i have no idea what any of this **** is honestly i just want a gaming computer good enough to run h1z1 king of the kill at 60 fps (i heard thats decent but tell me if thats wrong) with a budget of $450. Is that possible?

I've never watched it, so I couldn't tell you. I can tell you nothing's been taken from anyone. It's a pretty straightforward build, so I wouldn't be surprised to find similarities with others' builds.

wait so would it be better if im on a mac right now and know nothing to buy this one or a little bit more expensive one bc i have no idea how to add parts and stuff or should i just go with a prebuilt and do u have any ideas?

Would this be a good build for football manager and h1z1 king of the kill to run well? New to pc building and I will be playing a good variety of games but those two are my most desirable games to play.

I wouldn't. Not worth paying double the price almost for an extra 400 MHz. I have a 6100 in one of my PC's(which sits right in between the 2 performance wise), had I known this Pentium was coming out, I would have waited a few months and saved $50.

Hello, Completely new to PC Builds and PC Gaming. Will this run VR and 4K gaming or am I asking too much? I'm looking to build something that will be on par or better than the new Xbox Scorpio Console for £600. Thank you.

You are asking way too much. You would be looking for a way more expensive build. I am new to this as well but I have done my research. You would be looking at about 1000 dollars for 4K and VR. You could build one cheaper but it would give you a headache if it's frames are below 90. This is all from my research.

Portal 2, L4D2, Ark, Dragon Ball Xenoverse, Tales of Berseria, Far Cry Primal, Overwatch, How to Survive, TWDG and Heroes of the Storm all run on High/Ultra 60fps. These are all of the games I've tested so far.

Alright can someone help me? Do you guys think this is a good pc for gaming and editing. Can this PC run most up to date games above 60 fps (Like CSGO and H1Z1) and do you guys think i can record the games and still maybe run good? Is this pc good for me? Please Help :D

How does this build compare to this build on Tech Radar? Better Worse? Sorry I'm completely new to PC's and trying to find as much out as possible before building one. As you can see below, I'm looking to building a PC that is equal or better to the new console being released.

Why don't you switch for a rx 550 or any 500 series because They are basically the same price and the 550 just costs 60$ but it can run fps games about 100 fps and plus you can spend the money upgrading the cpu to a ryzen 3 or i3

RX 550? You know they made that GPU to compete with the Integrated Graphics of Intel HD! Why get a higher priced CPU when I have a GTX 1060 6GB that is better than almost all RX cards except RX580 in some games??

I agree. Most AMD processors may run a little hot (and explode if you're stupid enough to remove the cooler), but their cost to power ratio is crazy. The most powerful AMD processor is 2 times more powerful and half the cost of the i7

I'm sure that It will run the latest CoDs with ease, it can run games like Overwatch at max graphics 60fps+ and that game has explosion and particles and all that. So yes It will run those games really well.

I have a 1060 6GB and a Pentium G4600 build was $526, I can Max everything out, and get 98fps in densely populated areas with tree's, so compared to mine, you are looking at my settings to get about 50-60fps, because of the CPU (1GHz does make a difference) and that I have 2GB more VRAM, also that I OC my Card to 2.05GHz, also this is the 1060 6GB and its a bit better than the RX480, I also have the benefit of ShadowPlay, and OC, and More VRAM

I am new to this and always wanted a decent computer to run a PS2 emulator and so on. I was going to build a computer from scratch but it would probably be best to just get the parts pre-picked. Will this computer run a PS2 or all kinds of Emulators smoothly? I'm not a huge gamer but I do like to play old systems like N64, PS1, PS2 etc. from time to time with no problems whatsoever. Also how would I go about making sure the computer is Dual Monitor friendly? Do I need something extra? Or just a Cable splitter and it should be fine?

This build will run N64 and PS1 emulators without a problem. I don't have experience with PS2 emulators but I would think it should run fine, worst case scenario you might have reduced frame rates in the odd spot of a few of the more process heavy games. From what I've seen, console emulators are more CPU oriented, so you might benefit upgrading to an i3 7100.

For dual monitors you won't need a splitter or anything. If you click on the GPU name it will take you to a page with more information and you can see there are 3 display ports, 1 HDMI, and 1 DVI-D.

I have a question: What monitor should I get to go with this? I'm new to the world of creating a PC, but I still understand technology and know what all of the parts above mean and what they do, I'm just unsure about what monitor I should get because I noticed it doesn't include a monitor? Also, will the case come with instructions on how to assemble the parts together inside the case? If not, could anyone provide a link or tell me how to assemble it?

Used this as a base and made my own mini ITX build :)
Good thing Microcenter is nearby, got a sale on the motherboard and the VX500 SSD. And they have the last remaining RX 570 :D (man they are in demand, everywhere else its out of stock)
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/PvtPrivate/saved/hHZ3CJ

I am going to be using this PC to stream on Twitch playing an assortment of games like League of Legends, ARK: Survival, and assorted standard games like Call of Duty. Will the processor be able to handle it? I currently have 30 MBPS Upload so I know I do not have a problem in that category.

Also, whats the point of this? At-least put a 1060 6GB with a Pentium G4600 (my build was cheaper than this) I play a multitude of games on Epic or Max including ARK with above 60FPS frame-rate! To add-on, I don't think people are planning to get a cheapo SSD or any for that matter, when they want to go for a budget build! I would recommend a MSI GPU because I OC my GTX 1060 6GB to 2.05Ghz, and their cooling and fan noise is recommended in a smaller case build! EVGA 600W 80+ is $39 Rather than this Corsair one! Probs to also switch out the Hitachi Kung Fu Panda HDD, with a Western Digital 1TB as they are not as failure as the Panda sequels were! For the Case, the NZXT 340S is a better case for Cable management and a color to suit your personality! To be honest when they said, "'check out the Radeon RX 480 and GeForce GTX 1060 3GB"', BS! The RX480 closely compares to the 6GB variate of the 1060!

I pretty much got this build but bumped the gpu to a strix rx 570 (without doing proper research) and am wondering if there would be any issues with heat,
power consumption or if the cpu would just downright hold it back

I think this build would be ideal for someone who mainly plays on console but wants to try PC exclusives or toy around with mods. All of these parts have a solid reason for being there. I can't think of any part I'd change. That said, I've added some peripherals that make sense for this price range.

Note: That monitor is very competitive. It has 75hz refresh rate and freesync for like 120$. Also, that corsair keyboard is not mechanical but still seems super nice. It looks like the much more expensive versions and has back-lighting and media keys. Also, that mouse is super cheap compared to the $60+ type gaming mice. Headphones look comfy and are cheap as well. All of the peripherals are cheap comparatively and are still nice.

Hello, I am new to pc gaming and am hoping to build a good budget pc. I know the parts I want to use, but I wanted someone's opinion who is adept at this sort of thing. Here is my part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Sylotus/saved/NG3TWZ
Thanks in advance!

to be honest, if you want a minimal speed boost from booting up your computer and running apps, you don't need the SSD. Therefore, you can use that money to get an i5 off eBay, or amazon when there's a good deal. Once I saw an i5-6600k for $150.